Conservation Genetics in the Age of Genomics Book

List of Illustrations vii

List of Tables viii

Foreword: Sydney Brenner, The Continuity of Genomes and Genetic Resources for the New Century ix

Acknowledgments xi

General Introduction xiii

Part I Perspectives on the Union of Conservation and Genetics 1

1 The Expansion of Conservation Genetics Rob DeSalle George Amato 3

2 Conservation Genetics and the Extinction Crisis: A Perspective William Conway 25

3 Moving Toward a More Integrated Approach George Amato 34

Part II Conservation Genetics in Action: Assessing the Level and Quality of Genetic Resources in Endangered Species 39

4 Neutral, Detrimental, and Adaptive Variation in Conservation Genetics Philip W. Hedrick 41

5 Stopping Evolution: Genetic Management of Captive Populations Robert C. Lacy 58

6 The Emerging Theme of Ocean Neighborhoods in Marine Conservation Stephen R. Palumbi 82

7 Genetic Data and the Interpretation of Restoration Priorities of the Cicindela dorsalis Say Complex (Coleoptera: Carabidae): The Components of Conservation Genetics Revisited Paul Z. Goldstein 96

8 Range Collapse, Population Loss, and the Erosion of Global Genetic Resources James P. Gibbs 106

Part III Saving Genetic Resources 113

9 Biodiversity, Conservation, and Genetic Resources in Modern Museum and Herbarium Collections Robert Hanner Angélique Corthals Rob DeSalle 115

10 Banking of Genetic Resources: The Frozen Zoo at the San Diego Zoo Leona G. Chemnick Marlys L. Houck Oliver A. Ryder 124

11 The Role of Cryopreserved Cell and Tissue Collections for the Study of Biodiversity and Its Conservation Vitaly Volobouev 131

12 The Silent Biodiversity Crisis: Loss of Genetic ResourceCollections Deborah L. Rogers Calvin O. Qualset Patrick E. McGuire Oliver A. Ryder 141

13 Who Owns the Ark, and Why Does It Matter? Cathi Lehn Rebecah Bryning Rob DeSalle Richard Cahoon 160

Part IV Genomic Technology Meets Conservation Biology 167

14 Conservomics? The Role of Genomics in Conservation Biology George Amato Rob DeSalle 169

15 Genomics and Conservation Genetics Judith A. Blake 179

16 Crop Transgenes in Natural Populations Norman C. Ellstrand 187

17 The Role of Assisted Reproduction in Animal Conservation Anne McLaren 199

18 Conservation and Cloning: The Challenges Ian Wilmut Lesley Paterson 204

Part V Policy, Law, and Philosophy of Conservation Biology in the Age of Genomics 211

19 Can Our Laws Accommodate the New Conservation Genetics? Gerald J. Flattmann Barbara A. Ruskin Nicholas Vogt 213

20 The Import of Uncertainty Sandra D. Mitchell 224

Further Reading 235

List of Contributors 237

Index 239